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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-23
AN ENGINEERS CRIME.
A Train PIows at Full Speed Through a
Crowd OF People,

CHICAGO, December 22.--An incoming
B. & .. train plowed at full speed through
the crowd boarding the Illinois suburban
train at Van Buren station, last evening.
Fully 300 people were thronging the tracks
at the time and, without q whistle or note
of warning the train was upon them. In
an instant Mrs. Lotta Launderville was
thrown through the air a distance Of hf-
teen or twenty feet and fatally injured
immediately after the accident the train
was backed up and had barely stopped,
when the cab was boarded by an
infuriated crowd of persons, who
had narrowly escaped death, The engineer
was roughly seized, and cries of Lynch
him." "kill him." were shouted from
hundreds of throats. Just in time to pre-
vent the crowd from executing its threats,
two Central detail officers arrived and
rescued the covering man from the thrOng
of avengers The engineer was quickly
spirited away, and his name could not be
learned. There seems to he no excuse for
the accident. The b. & o. train was
going at full speed when it should have
been at stand-still. There was no sound
of bell or whistle to warn the crowd of
home goers of approaching danger.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-23

TuE list OF the Democratic officials in
Appointment Clerk HASsLER's depart.
meut shows a pretty clean sweep. Mr..
HA>~LEE has demonstrated the practicable
itga.alhng his appointments with sterling
Democrats. and not impairiDg the efficiency
utrlr service. Let Others 20 end do like
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-23

Lucius Fisher, Of West Alexander, who
was employed es mail carrier between
that place and smaller town, on Wednes-
day had occasion TO cross the Il. x .
track not far from his home, and seeing II
train coming toward him at full speed, he
attempted 10 cross in front OF it, when his
foot slipped and he fell. Before he was
able to rise the engine passed over his
PROSTATE boGy, maugling 1t terribly and
killing him instantly. The remains were
picked up and taken to Pittsburg, where
an undertaken took charge OF them and his
relatives were tClegraphed the sad news
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-23
McMenna,. Great Play.

"oN,ON, December - The billiard
match between McKcnna and Eames in
G sI.s city was won to-day by McEenna,
" 10 10, made another phenomenal run of
-, points, sore, McHenua 5000, av-
''1se ~ .; Ehmss "a, average Ill.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-23
Treasury Estimates Submitted.

WASHINGTON, December 22.-The Sec
retary of the Treasury to-day transmitted
to Congress estimates to meet deficiencies
in the expenditure of tie various depart
ments Of the Government for the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1887, and prior years,
amountina to $5,5SO,97s. He also sub,
mits an estimate aggregating S3,075, pa,
to meet urgent demands upon the Govern
ment for the fiscal year ending June 80, :
1885, and schedule OF claims amounting
to 1888, ,703 allowed by the sixth auditor,
ON account of compensation of Postmasters
under the readlustment account of 1sS3
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-23

You ought not catch cold, but if you do,
use DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup. Price 25c.
Cuts, burns, scalds, aud the bites of in.
sects cured by Salvation Oil. Only 2Se.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-23

Ryan, Of the town Of Hospital, county Linn
erick, one OF the projectors Of the plan OF
campaign, has been sentenced tn a months
imprisonment, without hard labor, for in
citing the people 20 commit illegal acts
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-23

FN SgrELrAEY DANIEL MANNING is
SLOWLY sinking. No hope is entertained Of
hls recovery, and at the best the end is but
a lev days OIL Mr.. MANNING held q
prominent place IN the councils OF his
party and country. His death will be
felt hy the people - q national loss.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-23

All pain quickly yields to the influence
Of Salvation Oil. Price 25 cents bottle.
A monument will be erected to the dis
eoverer Of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup."-E.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-04
A Peculiar DueI.

Speaking of the improvements In gun
merry during the past few years, Lieuten-
ant W. II. Bechler of the naval intelli-
gence office recalled a very peculiar duel
which he saw fought between two Co
retns on his last cruise. Zone of the
belligerents had big double edged
sword and the other had a gun, muz-
zle-loader. The gun had about an inch
bore, while the ball was little larger
than pea, and it was necessary to keep
the muLzle of the gun elevated, for if it
ever had been turned downward the ball
would have rolled out without any firing.
The duel took place on the brow of a
hill, the two adversaries starting on a
level Usually, in such case, the strug-
gle would be for the high ground, but
in that case 1t was for the low ground.
If the gunner had to lower the mulzle of
his gun to fire at his adversary the little
ball would be out before he could fire,
and then he would be at the mercy Of
the swordsman. The struggle was very
exciting and continued long. But the
time came when the gunner thought he
had the advantage he needed, but before
he could fix and fire, his antagonist man
aged to pull down the muzzle and empty
out the pea. Then the gunner blazed
away, but it was no use. 1t was only
fire works before death, for, according
to the Corean, code of honor. what had
occurred made it necessary for him to
bow his head aud have it cut off by the
two-edged sword, beautiful oriental
rite which was promptly performed. y
81. Louis Republican.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-04
National Anthems

We find the following in the ''Notes
and Queries column of the San Fran
cisco cal Referring to a recent inquiry
and reply in this column concerning the
American ma ional anthem, a CORE
spoudent sends the fol owing, showing
that there is some distinction between
the National Anthem and what he
terms the ''Ofiicial Anthem
1.-THE American official anthem is The
Star Spangled Banner This is played
at .colors' and whenever men-of war are
put into commission. The tune OF
'America' is known only as sod Save
the Queen to foreign uavies. Hail Co
lumbia' is by some thought a national
air, but is really 'Rule Britannia = Eng
lish bands will not play The star Span
gled Banner if they can avoid it. On
several occasions English men-of-war
have been notified by American officers
that unless they played it that the Amerl-
can band would cease TO play God save
the Queen. When several vessels Of
different nGtionalities are present at sun
down each band plays the national air Of
each country having vessel present. "
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-04
How an African King died.

The Department of State has received
a communication from tho Unite< ststse
Consul at GoTee-Dakr, in SENEGAL, Afri-
ca, announcing the death in battle of
King Sauna Lombefol of Cayar The
Consul says that the King appeared at
Tivomane in Cayar with number of fol
lowers under arms and mounted attend
ants for the purpose Of collecting a tri-
butte to which he believed himself to be
ent tied by treaty. His demand for tri-
butte was met with refusal by the in
habitants Of the place, whereupon some
of his followers Logan to pillage the
town, The merchants and traders tele-
graphed for aid to the Government of St
Louis, town under French protection,
and in the meantime made preparations
to defend their property. The Governor
promptly sent Captain of the army and
twenty five soldiers to the scene of the
trouble, with instructions TO 'accommO-
date matters Arriving at Tivomane
the troops found the merchants and
traders beleaguered A wordY alterca-
tion followed between the troops and the
Kings followers, which was ended by
the latter. who fired several shots, kill
ing a soldier. a charge was ordered,
and after brief but fierce engagement the
natives lied, leaving 20 of their number
dead on the field They soon reformed,
however, and made another stand under
the lead of their King, but the latter, al
ter a sword combat with a French Lieu
tenant lasting twelve minutes, was run
through the boiy and killed, whereupon
his followers gave up the battle and es-
capped into the interior. The affair is de
plored by the French authorities, who
foresee as result the necessity for max
ing radical changes in their treaties with
the native tribes in Africa
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-04
The Cork Tree.

1t is not generally known, perhaps,
that the cork tree is really peculiar kind
of oak, the cork being the soft cellular
bark lying Just inside the exterior woody
covering. It is removed by making
several longitudinal clefts up and down
the trunk, and then girdling the latter
with horizontal incisions. The opera
ton is not performed, however, until the
tree has attained a certain age. generally
fifteen years. and the first crop is en-
ployed only for inferior purposes. Seven
years afterward the tree will have an
other coating of bark, which is stripped
and used for making corks, and so on,
every five, or seven years according TO
the quality Of the ground. Between the
cork and the tree there is another bark
that is used for tanning. but this is only
removed when the tree is cut down 1t
is curious fact, too, that if any portion
Of this inner bark be destroyed further
formation of the cork on the injured
spot ceases. CuitipatOr.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-04
Fainting Fits and EpIIeplie fits.

II wish you would do something"
said a physician to a Chicago Neics re-
porter, 40 teach people the difference
between fainting 1T and an epileptic fit.
You see, a lainting fit is produced BY the
blood leaving the head, and these other
fits are Just the reverse, and come from
the blood rushing to the head. 1t is i'm
portant to remember this, because it de-
termines the method Of treating these af-
flicted people when no doctor is near, and
because every one occasionally finds it
his duty to 20 to the help of some peIssp
in fit, without moment for retieco,l,
let alone inquiry If a person faintS.re-
ought to be laid down dat on his back,
for this will facilitate the return of the
blood to his head Indeed, nature has
provided for this, for person who faints
will fall down and soon recover, if no one
interferes. On the other hand, a person
with an epileptic or cataleptic fit, indi
Gated by commissions and frothing at the
mouth, ought to be propped up, so as to
facilitate the flow OF blood from the
head to the lower parts of the body,
which may be still further promoted by
slapping the palms Of the hands.
Now, l cannot account for it, but the
fact is that all ignorant people, in an
emergency, reverse this treatment. A
person vino simply f;,ints is carefully
supported in a chair and the face is piled
with cold-water applications and famed,
the result being that the fainting is
greatly prolonged. On the other hand, 4
man who drops in the street with epilepsy
or catalepsy is invariably laid fiat on his
back, which in some cases is enough to
kill him.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-04
A King Of the Gilbert Islands.

A master mariner who makes periodi-
cal trips to the Gilbert Islands, and who
recently arrived in port, says that there
are several Kings down there. One of
them is Timbanoka. who rules over three
islands -Kurea, Arenuka and Apanana-
Timbanoka IS a very large mamie must
weigh nearly 500 pounds-and he Is a
regular despot. He has thirty wives,
aud has several times had them all down
on board the vessel They are almost all
young. but very homely. They have very
long hair and regular features. Tho
CHI eff treats them well, and often takes
them in a lot on board q trading schoonet
and bugs for them anything that takes
their fancy. He lines in a so-called
palace made OF cocoanut trees,
matched with palm leaves, and he has it
furnished with chairs lounges, pictures,
cutlery, crockeryware, etc, imported
from this city. He is very fond OF
champagne, and always has good sup
ply of that and other wines on hand and
Quantities of canned meats and fruits.
lie buys anything he sees on the schoon-
ers that takes his fancy. lie has mum
her Of gold watches aud chains and lots
OF lewelry.
Sometimes he would come on board
dressed in handsome silk gown Look
ing ike fat old lady; at other times he
had on full Admiral's uniform, with
sword, epaulettes and cooked hat. Any
vessel entering the harbors must take
pilot and pay the piiotage so to HIM
A pilot is not needed, and the practice is
not in vogue on any other island. Tim
banoka has charge OF all the business of
I the three islands The natives bring all
their copra to him, and he gives them
what he thinks proper in exchange from
his storehcuse. and then he trades with the
trading vessels. He will not allow a
white man to live on his islands
[ White missionaries went there in tbs
Morning star and tried TO convert aim
and his subjects. He did not modest
them. but when they wished him TO dis
card tweuty-nine of his wives and cieavt
10 one, he got mad and drove them away.
He used to have white man as Secretary.
but he, too, had to 60, and now native
fills that important position. San Fran
cisco Bulletin.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-04
IL Was Carried Onr.

saw Francis Wilson happily turn a
distressing interruption one night He
was playing in one of Colonel McCaull's
companies as Prince Methusalem, when
Jack Haverly had the theatre on Broad
street, a couple of seasons ago. The au-
dience was good deal annoyed by the
crying of a tiny infant way up under the
roof. I imagine Frank was terribly an
noyed, too, but he showed it only by an
occasional look from the corners of his
eyes toward the gallery. He went on
with his business and was unusually fun
ny. Just at the point where he was i'm
pressing upon his daughter the import
ance of marrying the son of the neigh
boring Prince of great wealth to save her
fathers kingdom, the infant in the gal
lery set up vigorous yell, louder and
shriller than it had before ventured to
emit. Frank was mad. He stopped
short, turned his head toward the squal-
ling youngster, and in that low, dry tone
OF voice of his said:
"Some things are like good resolu-
tons; they should be carried out"
There was an instant's painful quiet
over the house, broken only by the indig-
nsnt.resd of pair of fee: in the gal
lery, and then like a tremendous summer
gust there broke over the audience a
storm of applause and mingled laughter
thai Quoted only when Frank came twice
to the footlights and bowed. -PiHadeE-
mia Press.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-04
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Those can conquer who think they
can.
Kind words cost no more than unkind
ones.
The secret OF success is constancY of
purpose.
A good life .lath but few days, but
good name endnreth forever.
Every one who is born into-the world
has his work; it is born with him.
To stimulate feeling and do nothing in
consequence is short road to destroy
the feeling.
Cultivate fo-bearance till your heart
yields fine crop Of it Pray for short
memory as 10 all unkindne s.
We complain that our life is short,
and yet we throw away much of it, and
are weary of many of its parts.
Little by little fortunes are accumu-
lated; little by little kncxledge Is
gained; little by little character is
achieved.
He who decides in any case, without
hearing the other side of the question,
though he may determine justly, is not
therefore Just.
Some books are to be tasted, others to
be swallowed, and few to be thorough
ly digested. But good many ought to
be thrown int the ire.
Don't be a grumbler. Some people
contrive to get hold of the prickly side
of everything, to run against all the
sharp corners and disagreeable things.
Half the strength spent in growing
would often set things right You may
as well make up your mind to begin with
tina; no one ever found the wes.e S1ite as
he would like it; but you are to take
your part Of the trouble and bear it
brayelV
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-04
rhe nririn of -Shinnlasters. '

There was a rapid rise in the value of
cold and silver consequent upon the Is
sue of greenbacks in 1852, AMI in few
months all small change had disapq feared
from circulation. The people had to fall
blck upon postage stamps and private
note issues Tor change. TO+elieve this
annoying need Congress, in March, 1868.
passed bill authorizing the issue OF
$50, 600, 600 in fractional notes. The pri-
waite notes for ten, twenty-five and NIFTY
cents that had been issued by butchers
and bakers, to facilitate local trade, had
received the name ,hinplasters-eli,nef
from the idea that they were better than
nothing, as pla ter for broken shln,
or, more probably, in alldsion TO the isct
that they were gene ally utterly worth
les outside of the town where they were
issued and the same name was gwen to
the governments fractional notes when
thew came ont. It had no part uiar aP-
nlicability to these notes, as they were
leqaI-tender everywhere in sums not eN-
reedinr =. but it was convenient name
and it ..stuck. "-Intsr- Ocean.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-04
AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FERN AND GARDEN.


We all want q COW to dc her best
What is her best. Is it to consume nearly
A dollars worth, or even dollars worth,
Of feed day TO secure an increase OF
few ounces Of butteri No. Should we
not consider her as doing her best when
she is fed economically enough to enable
her to hold her own and give most profit
to her owner But cows differ IN so
many ways that no universal ration can
be recommended, not even one proper
toned 10 the live weight. When upon
grass or good hay they may vary the
amount Of what they eat according to
the demands of the system, but as 1t IS
well known that while for deer or VIII.
COW the varied heritage OF the lulsides
may be a perfect ration, iior a COW bred
for /, 600 years to give more milk and
butter than any natural wild COW gives
to her calf, the ration of grass alone is
not suihelent to supply all the wants of
cow giving a large quantity of rich
milk l. should be supplemented by
grain and phosphate salts.
Alter giving the subject considerable
Thought have come TO think that l J per
cent. Of cows live weight may always
be safely given to healthy COW, pro-
vided one-third Of it be bran. We need
bran for the phosphates. Thus a /, 900
pound COW would receive daily ten
pounds of rich grain feed say elua
parts of corn meal, ground oats and pea
meal and five pounds of bran. She
would eat less grain, but would probably
produce greater value in quantity of but
ter, enough to pay for the additional
feed, and more, too. 1t is certain that
in to ting cows TO show their value as
economical milk and butter producers
We do not want to force them or train
them to eat more than they can perfectly
digest
/ he enormous tests made by some Jer-
sey breeders have done injury to the
breeds by unsettling the faith OF some
breeders in tests, and by causing other
people to feel as if phenomenal tests were
the only ones TO strive for Hence, as
they will not take the risk of high feed
Ing of their cows, they make no tests at
all The grass only" tests have. how
ever, been numerous, and some of them
excellent. The most satisfactory tests
have been made with grass and few
quarts of meal or bran, much as l have
Indicated Colonel Weed, IN ". Y. Tri-
buQs.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-04
Boy and Bird.

There was an old minister who used
10 preach in a church in Western New
York who never allowed any levity
among his congregation, and kept rigid
watch over the young people of his
charge. On one occasion a foolish youth
sat in one OF the front pews and created
a stir by lunging at some object that
flew in through the open window. The
old minister was purblind, but he peered
over his glasses and saw something fly
ing about the witless youth, who was
fighting tooth and nail.
There there, sonny" he said, with
authority. ''never mind the bird"
Then he resumed his discourse, but
the congregation seemed more interested
in the youth and his contortions than in
the sermon, and he stopped and again
peered over his spectacles at the flying
object and the boy.
Dye hear. sonny" he said, in loud
voice. "Never mind the bird"
This was too much for the youth, who
answered in a shrill key:
"'Tain't bird; it's a whacking big
humble bee, an I'll be blamed if it's
goin' to come to meetin' when Idew."
The controversy was stopped by one
of the deacons, who removed the bird -
Detroit Free Press.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-04
4 Widows Heart Made Glad.

A write in the Brooklyn Union vouches
for the truth of the following story:
1t was il Cyrus W. Fields office the
other dav. \ matronly- looking woman
of fortv-five entered. She told Mr.. Field
that he was distantly related to him. She
wa born in Stockbridge, Mass, and her
fsther was second cousin to Mr.. Fields
ather. She showed him letters that es-
tablished her identity beyond doubt
"Now. what can | do for YOUR said Mr.
Field. .Well, sir. !" she said, my hus-
band is dead, and have a big family.
I've got q mortgage on my little farm IN
Massachusetts, and and need little
money! big family, ehl How many
children six, was the reply
..Well, ike to help person whenever
I can. 1 like TO help my relatives first
of all Now. I'll tell you what I'll do.
rIlgiye YOUR children SlG0 each and you
$500. Will that help your 'oh,
YES y said she. all Of tremble, as the
tears rolled down her cheeks. 'All
rigbt. them said Mr.. Field, and he
wrote out check for 81. 100 and handed
it 70 her. at tn same time introducing
one Of his clerks TO 90 with her to the
hank to see that she got the money
don't know how to thank you, sad the
,yoman. .Never mind that, said Mr.
Field. 60 and get the money Don't
snend it foolishly- When you get your
15ortoage fixed write and tell me how
Won are getting on. Good day."
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-02-04

We find the following in ''Hermit's"
New York lettss 3 The Troy Tjmes. A
metal expert informs me that the supply
OF tin the past year from all sources is
IL, 1913 tons Reference is here made to
the solid metal which is used for coat
ing iron, and one may infer from the fig
ures the immense amount of roofing and
other purposes to which this article is
applied. I arge as this amount may
seem. it is really short supply. being
1000 tons less than the previous year.
Many of our readers can remember the
time when tin-roofing was a rarity, but
now it is in almost universal use in great
cities. In old times shingles were used
in this city, and many old buildings Of
this kind still remain. Even st. PauFs
Church had a shirgle roof until within a
few years ago, when it was replaced by
one OF metal. The city hall is rooted
with copper, but Trinity Church roof is
lead. The most solid roof in the city
covers the treasury building. eolTGc
Wall aud Nassau streets 1t consists Of
marble slabs overlapping like shingles,
and is probably the most durable OF all
materials, but the weight is so enormous
nat it has neve- been repeated. \ few
of the old Dutch tile roofs still remain,
some of them being more than one hun
bred years old. They are among the last
mem lrials of tine when almost every
thing was Dutca, and when even brick
were imported from Holland.